Children: Swimming
(asked on 8th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary comprehensive schools in England have provided swimming classes to students as part of the 2022-23 curriculum.
This question was answered on 17th March 2023
Swimming and water safety are compulsory elements of the PE and Sport National Curriculum at Key Stages 1 and 2.
The Department does not collect data on how many primary or secondary schools provide swimming lessons. All schools in receipt of the primary PE and Sport premium are required to publish the percentage of their Year 6 pupils who met each of the three swimming and water safety National Curriculum expectations.